'Soon we’ll be on rations like the old days'
“We can’t cope.” That's the message from people in Strelley who provided a stark outlook on the cost of living crisis which continues to bite.
With the lines becoming blurred in society of who’s struggling and who’s not, local food banks are seeing a rise of people in full time employment and our key workers lining up for parcels. And it's a tough time for businesses, too, with electricity bills having risen by a considerable amount. “We used to pay 72p for 2 litres of milk and sell it for 99p. Now, we’re selling it for £1.49 because the prices have just gone up. It's very, very hard.”
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